Her journey has been a long and arduous one. "I grew up in Kenya, Africa, where we do not have much opportunity,” explains says Sonal Shah, who is also of Indian descent, “but I have never settled for anything less than big," she adds.
When the opportunity finally presented itself, Ms. Shah left her homeland to take up residence in the United Kingdom, where she studied during the day and worked for Burger King outlets at night.
Years later, once she landed a position with Aviva Plc, it didn't take long for Ms. Shah to get noticed. She was then offered a position as a Senior Associate with Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), one of the largest professional service firms in the world, employing well over 150,000 people in more than 150 countries and specializing in assurance, tax and advisory.
"Nothing could be more rewarding than watching your own career develop with value," she muses. Such an event occurred in 2007, when Ms. Shah embarked on a new humanitarian effort to bring people and religions together.
She joined the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, based in the U.K., and helped develop a curriculum for young professionals, including courses on meditation, while often speaking at public forums. The University encourages the development of a spiritual life assisting people from many religious, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The University includes a world wide network of people from more than 100 countries and 8,500 centers.
In the course of her work with the University, Shah has actively participated in countless youth programs, inter-religious dialogues, as well as prison outreach programs. Since 2002, Shah has been the financial advisor for the Janki Foundation for Global Health Care, a charity organization based in the U.K. which encourages awareness in health.
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